January Black by @wendysrusso & Touch of Frost by @Rush_Monroe Release Par-tay!

Books! Giveaways! Parties! Read on!

 

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Wendy S. Russo is re-releasing January Black in print on the 15th, and Kindle on the 25th. Purchasers of the print copy will be able to pick up a Kindle copy for $0.99, and members of Amazon Prime will be able to read the book for free via Kindle Unlimited until March 25, 2015.

 

January Black Blurb:
Sixteen-year-old genius Matty Ducayn is the son of The Hill’s commandant. As such, he’s expected to conform to a strict, unspoken code of conduct. Small acts of defiance over years—such as walking on the grass—have earned him a reputation for being unruly. When sarcastic test answers finally get Matty expelled from school, King Hadrian offers him a diploma if he can answer a deceptively simple question, and then dismisses the only answer.

To prove his worth to society, Matty wrestles with the king’s word games, the kingdom’s historical record, and laws that don’t make sense. He meets Iris Locke, a street smart gardener, along the way. After enchanting him at a glance, Iris helps his research, keeps him out of trouble, and finally breaks his heart.

 

Alone again, Matty finds himself on collision course with a deadly law, one he will have to break to answer the king’s question. Was Hadrian challenging him, or teaching him a lesson? Without Iris, it won’t matter, because Matty won’t stand down for anyone else.

 

January Black is the 2013 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal winner for YA-Coming of Age.

 

Book Links:

Kindle USA: http://bit.ly/januaryblack

Amazon Print: http://bit.ly/januaryblack-print

Kindle UK: http://bit.ly/januaryblack-UK

Kindle CA: http://bit.ly/januaryblack-CA

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/januaryblack-GR

 

Wendy’s Bio

Wendy S. Russo got her start writing in the sixth grade. That story involved a talisman with crystals that had to be found and assembled before bad things happened, and dialog that read like classroom roll call. Since then, she’s majored in journalism (for one semester), published poetry, taken a course on short novels, and watched most everything ever filmed by Quentin Tarantino. A Wyoming native transplanted in Baton Rouge, Wendy works for Louisiana State University as an IT analyst. She’s a wife, a mom, a Tiger, a Who Dat, and she falls asleep on her couch at 8:30 on weeknights.

 

Connect with Wendy on Facebook (http://facebook.com/wendysrusso) and Twitter (@wendysrusso).

 

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LYNN’s INFO:

I have three novels releasing on the 15th–The Touch of Frost Trilogy. Originally they were released Amazon (digital) Only. But now, it’s everywhere, **including print**. So, since three books can be overwhelming, feel free to just focus on the Frostbite cover if that works for you. I’ll send a graphic that has all three covers on it.  🙂  

 

BOOK BLURBS:

Frostbite (Touch of Frost #1)  

–Book Trailer here: http://youtu.be/azsucCVtXL4?list=UUjjm2Iqo7D67gGnKG17tv2g

Amanda gives a whole new meaning to cool…

Amanda Smith is sick of getting chased from town-to-town. So when she lands in tiny Trifle, Arizona, she hopes it’s her last move for a long time. Despite hating the smallness of the town, she settles in and finds a best friend, and even a boyfriend. Normality at its finest.

But for a girl who can shoot snow from her hands and lift a two-ton truck over her head like a bag of feathers—normal is not an option.

The scientists who murdered her mother come barreling into Amanda’s quiet life. She must decide if she’ll run again or stay and fight. The price of either choice might be her life or the lives of those she’s come to love…

Absolute Zero (Touch of Frost #2):

Death may be the only way I can live…

The Center is destroyed. Mandy and Georgia have their own place near campus and are ready to start their new lives as college students. All that’s missing is Mandy’s steamy relationship with Zach. His sudden distance and irritability has Mandy wondering…and possibly wandering.

Nate Ashcroft, a beautiful, but mysterious, guy literally falls into Mandy’s life, shattering her already unstable relationship with Zach. When an unknown agency sets its targets on Mandy and Georgia, ugly truths of Mandy’s powers, her parents’ deaths and the people she’s chosen to trust send her life into a tailspin.

One only her death can stop.

Cryostorm (Touch of Frost #3):

They made his body, she’ll awaken his soul…

 

Three months ago, my twin sister, Georgia, and I had to die so our loved ones would be safe from the scientists hunting us. After months of searching, we’re close to finding the one person who can help us find closure, Georgia’s adoptive mother, Lois.

 

Snowstorms and an unexpected run-in with GenCorp, the latest entity charged with capturing us, delay our mission and break our spirits. The only light in my supernaturally chaotic life is Nate. He’s given up everything to protect and take care of me, and each minute I’m with him confirms how much I love him. Finally ready to share my heart again, I take the next step, admitting my true feelings.

 

The mad scientists who want to tear me apart and use my body for a freak show, once again taint my happiness with a disturbing technology that rips Nate from my arms. As I battle GenCorp’s warped technology to save my soulmate, I’m faced with the vivid reality: the Nate I knew and fell in love with may be lost forever.

 

And if I get him back, will I still be able to say those three precious words?

 

LINKS FOR TOUCH OF FROST BOOKS:

Frostbite:

Kindle USA: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteAMZN

Amazon Print: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteAMZNPrint

Kindle UK: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteAMZUK

Kindle CA: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteAMZCA

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteBN

Barnes & Noble Print: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteBNPrint

Kobo: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteKobo

iBooks: http://bit.ly/FrostbiteiTunes

 

Absolute Zero:

Kindle USA: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroAMZN

Amazon Print: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroAMZNPrint

Kindle UK: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroAMZUK

Kindle CA: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroAMZCA

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroBN

Barnes & Noble Print: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroBNPrint

Kobo: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroKobo

iBooks: http://bit.ly/AbsoluteZeroiTunes

 

Cryostorm:

Kindle USA: http://bit.ly/CryostormAMZN

Amazon Print: http://bit.ly/CryostormAMZNPrint

Kindle UK: http://bit.ly/CryostormAMZNUK

Kindle CA: http://bit.ly/CryostormAMZNCA

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/CryostormBN

Barnes & Noble Print: http://bit.ly/CryostormBNPrint

Kobo: http://bit.ly/CryostormKobo

iBooks: http://bit.ly/CryostormiTunes

 

LYNN’S BIO:

Growing up in the land of 10,000 lakes and cold, snowy winters, Lynn Rush has been known  to weave a little of that cool Minnesota climate into her stories, but these days, she much prefers desert living. She resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband, and when she’s not busy writing her next trilogy, she can be found pounding the pavement, training for her next endurance event.

Connect with Lynn on Twitter (@Rush_Monroe), through Facebook (Facebook.com/LynnRushWrites), or her website LynnRush.com.

 

Don’t forget to enter the giveaways! Prizes are: #1: $25 e card, #2: Magical Swag Pack from Wendy Russo; #3: Frosty Swag Pack from Lynn Rush.  GIVEAWAY is Open 12/15-12/31/14.

 

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And don’t forget to join the Facebook party tomorrow! I’ll be there, too! Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/events/743540915729689/

Dec 15th FB Release Party

 

Violet Dawn by #LynnRush

Today is my birthday, and I’m celebrating with a Violet Dawn blog party! There’s virtual triple chocolate cake, too, so grab a plate and read on! At the end of this post is a link to a Rafflecopter giveaway for a Kindle!

 

First, check out this gorgeous cover.

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Truly awesome! Here’s the blurb:

 

In the darkest place, the Light shines brightest.

 

Emma’s love saved Jake from life as a vampire. But their happily ever after is threatened by a savage Vamp seeking retribution for destroying the Avenos Trinity of Evil.

 

A mysterious stranger enters the mix, coinciding with the first Vamp attack in months. Emma’s new friendship, and the suspicion and deceit surrounding it, further drives a wedge between her and Jake.

 

To complicate things, Emma is bitten by a Vamp with abilities no one has ever seen before, and that bite has left its mark.

 

A mark that might tear Jake and Emma apart forever…

 

Check out the Book Trailer!

 

Here’s the 411:

 

Title:Violet Dawn (Violet Night #2)

Author:Lynn Rush

Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Crescent Moon Press

Release Date: April 1st, 2013

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Violet-Dawn-Lynn-Rush/dp/1939173213

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17160459-violet-dawn

 

Here’s the author bio and her links:

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Driven to write, Lynn Rush often sees her characters by closing her eyes watching their story unfold in her mind. Lynn Rush is a pen name that is a combination of two sources – Lynn, the first name of her mother-in-law, who passed away and Rush –since the author is a former inline speed skater and mountain biker. All of Rush’s books are dedicated to Lynn, her namesake, and a portion of the proceeds benefits cancer research and awareness.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LynnRushWrites

Twitter: www.twitter.com/LynnRush

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/lynnrushwrites/

Website:  http://www.lynnrush.com

AND THE RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Everything!

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Love’s got everything to do with everything in my life. I love books so much I became a librarian so I can build forts out of them on my desk and pop out from behind them whenever anyone comes into the library. (If that doesn’t wake the students up, nothing will).

 

Chocolate and the Foo Fighters and Firefly all put a smile on my face because I love them/it so much.

 

So, yeah, love is huge in my life. But why do I feel the need to write about it in most of my stories? I’ll answer that question with another story. Don’t worry – it’s short.

 

Lightning struck my heart when I first got to know my BF eighteen years ago. No, not literally, but it sure felt like it. Every time I thought about him, which was all the time, my cheeks heated, a smile would dance across my lips, and I’d lose my appetite. Oh, yeah. I was falling for him. Big time.

 

Fast forward to now. The lightning that struck me has fueled a raging fire, and me and the BF are still ridiculously in love. We leave love notes for each other. We call each other cute nicknames. We walk each other to the door before work for one last kiss goodbye. It’s almost sickening how cute it is, isn’t it?

 

But that’s why I write about love. I want to capture that feeling for my characters because that feeling will stay with them forever, even if that particular love doesn’t last. Plus, as a reader, I enjoy reading about characters who find first love or long-lost love or love in the strangest place. I feel what they feel all over again.

 

Now, because I love all of you, here’s a gigantic contest! The winner gets a $250 e-giftcard to Amazon or Barnes & Noble, your choice.  The contest is international and ends February 19th, so hurry! Enter the Rafflecopter below to win and good luck!

 

 

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If you want to hop around to other Crescent Moon Press authors’ sites to see what they think love’s got to do with it, you can start here.

 

Pet the Cover: Violet Midnight by Lynn Rush

Check this cover out! Sooo pretty! Here’s the blurb:

Let the Hunt begin…

Blending in with her college co-eds proves difficult for vampire Hunter, Emma Martin, considering the mystical tattoo on her wrist glows whenever Vamps are near. And after three months of silence, the glow is back with a vengeance.

Jake Cunningham witnesses Emma, a violet-eyed beauty, using unimaginable powers to fight off a fanged creature. Finally, after two years of searching, he may have found out what he’s become—a Hunter, like Emma.

Thankful for an ally in the fight against the Vamps, Emma finds hope and comfort in Jake’s arms. As she learns more about her new love’s family and its dark heritage, she may be forced not only to hunt them but to sacrifice her life to save Jake’s soul.
 
Release Date: October 15th, 2012
Here is the book trailer by the amazing  Rachel Firasek: http://youtu.be/obt-pEKwxT4
 



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***A portion of all proceeds donated to American Cancer Society***